Plants – Fruit – Strawberry
Plant Patent
2001-10-12
2003-08-12
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Strawberry
Plant Patent
active
PP014062
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: The variety is botanically identified as
Fragraria×ananassa.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new variety originated as a result of a controlled cross between the strawberry plants ‘Ana Maria’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,035) and ‘Balboa’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,130) in an ongoing breeding program, and was discovered as a seedling in a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, Calif. in February, 1996. The original seedling of the new cultivar was asexually propagated by stolons in McArthur, Shasta County, Calif. propagules were transplanted to a controlled breeding plot in Ventura County, Calif. where the variety was identified and selected for further evaluation. ‘Driscoll Venice’ was subsequently asexually propagated and underwent further testing in Ventura County, Calif. for six years. This propagation and testing has demonstrated that the combination of traits disclosed herein which characterize the new variety are fixed and retained true to type through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Driscoll Venice’. The variety is botanically identified as
Fragaria×ananassa.
The new variety is distinguished from other varieties by a number of characteristics as set forth in Tables 1-4.
COMPARISON TO SIMILAR VARIETIES
The varieties which we believe to be similar to ‘Driscoll Venice’ from those known to us are ‘Coronado’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,221) and ‘San Miguel’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,642). There are several characteristics of the new variety that are different from, or not possessed by ‘Coronado’ and ‘San Miguel’. The new variety is medium dense, shape of terminal leaflet is obtuse, petiole pubescence is dense, predominant fruit shape is cordate, insertion of achenes is level with surface, and fruit acidity is weak.
Amorao Amado Q.
Ferguson Michael
Solis, Jr. Arnoldo
Campell Bruce R.
Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc.
McCormick Susan B.
Pennie & Edmonds LLP
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